Prof/ Hazem Hakim - Hospital General Director.

Nutrition is considered the cornerstone and a main complement in the health care system for patients, which I directly affect their health status and development. Paying attention to nutritional care and improving the nutritional status of patients in hospitals is one of the basics for reducing the severity of the disease and its complications or progression, thus reducing the length of stay of patients in hospitals and consequently reducing excess health expenditure, providing many supplies, medicines and other expenses. Therefore, Mansoura University Hospitals and Specialized Medical Hospital are always striving to keep up with all new developments in the medical field and provide better medical services to improve the medical system and health care for patients. A development and update plan has been set for therapeutic nutrition systems for inpatient departments according to their medical condition, patient's ability to eat, changes in diet prescription, specialized therapeutic meals, taking into account medical interactions for cases. A committee of specialists from different medical departments was set up to enable us to collect all the diagnoses listed in the hospital and determine the required nutritional requirements according to international recommendations for each disease. The caloric value was determined at an average of 75 kg per patient. Its components were carbohydrates, proteins and fats according to the recommendations for each disease and analyzed according to the Egyptian Food Composition Table issued by the National Institute of Nutrition. Service providers from the hospital's nutrition team were trained on the new meal updates. Specific dietary guidelines were prepared for each case and training was provided on health education so that patients' dietary behavior can be modified and their awareness raised before leaving the hospital. We always strive to keep Mansoura University and Specialized Medical Hospital as a symbol of outstanding medical services.

The word of Ass.Prof/ Director of Clinical Nutrition Committee

Clinical nutrition is an integral part of the treatment plan for patients, and it participate in developing the treatment plan as part of the multidisciplinary team, so help prevent complications associated with some diseases, short stay in hospitals and thus reducing mortality rates. The Nutrition Committee at Mansoura specialized medical hospital affiliated to the hospitals of the Faculty of Medicine - Mansoura University offers specialized nutritional plans for chronic and acute diseases, which were prepared and equipped according to the latest international guidelines and recommendations in the field of therapeutic and clinical nutrition for inpatients and intensive care in the hospital. The clinical nutrition services also include nutrition assessments, enteral and parenteral nutrition services. Also, dietary tips and recommendations were prepared to help the patient, according to his diagnosis and health condition, to follow a healthy diet after discharge from the hospital.

The therapeutic nutrition committee was formed on Monday, 12/9/2022

By decision of Prof .Dr. Hazem Hakim director of the hospital

The minutes of the meeting of the therapeutic nutrition committee No. 1

In the presence of Prof. Dr. Hazem Hakim, director of the hospital, in order to approve the following formation:

Committee work:

• Developing a therapeutic nutrition strategy for all those booked in the internal departments of the hospital.
• Review and update the existing diets in the Nutrition Department of the hospital in accordance with the latest international recommendations, document and implement them within the Department.